Where does “tähtisädetikku” come from?
tähtisädetikku (Finnish) comes from Finnish tähtisäde, from Finnish tähti, from Swedish täkt, from Swedish tå, from Swedish taga, from Old Swedish taka, from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną — to touch.
tähtisädetikku (Finnish): sparkler hand-held firework that emits sparks
Definitions
- sparkler hand-held firework that emits sparks
Ancestry of “tähtisädetikku”, step by step
tähtisädetikku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tähtisäde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tähtisäde | The light effect caused by a cluster of meteorites entering the atmosphere |
| 2 | Finnish | tähti | star; a famous person, celebrity, star; a white... |
| 3 | Swedish | täkt | a quarry |
| 4 | Swedish | tå | toe; a body part |
| 5 | Swedish | taga | Dated form of ta |
| 6 | Old Swedish | taka | to touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring |
| 7 | Old Norse | taka | to take; taking, capture; taking, seizing |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |